On This Day

Wednesday, July 8, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	25	.679	--
White Sox	47	31	.603	6.0
Indians	46	31	.597	6.5
Red Sox	43	38	.531	11.5
Senators	41	39	.513	13.0
Athletics	33	47	.413	21.0
Browns	28	53	.346	26.5
Tigers	26	53	.329	27.5

Games

White Sox 14, Tigers 4

Browns 6, Indians 3

Senators 7, Athletics 4

Yankees 4, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	28	.636	--
Braves	46	32	.590	3.5
Cardinals	45	32	.584	4.0
Phillies	40	35	.533	8.0
Giants	40	36	.526	8.5
Redlegs	34	44	.436	15.5
Cubs	28	47	.373	20.0
Pirates	28	56	.333	24.5

Games

Cardinals 7, Redlegs 3

Cubs 7, Braves 3

Giants 10, Pirates 7

Dodgers 8, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Jablonski	5
2	Frank Baumholtz	4
2	Carl Furillo	4
2	Whitey Lockman	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Robinson	2
2	Clint Courtney	1
2	Carl Furillo	1
2	Jim Greengrass	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	7
2	Sam Mele	4
2	Minnie Minoso	4
2	Rip Repulski	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	2
2	Frank Baumholtz	1
2	Jim Busby	1
2	Minnie Minoso	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Hearn	0.71
2	Bob Friend	0.50
2	Jim McDonald	0.50
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.50
5	Jim Wilson	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sonny Dixon	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Lou Kretlow	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Friend	6
2	Jim Hearn	5
3	Harry Byrd	4
3	Warren Hacker	4
3	6 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	Connie Marrero	1
1	Marlin Stuart	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.351
2	George Kell	.339
3	Frank Baumholtz	.333
4	Carl Furillo	.331
5	Jackie Robinson	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	25
1	Eddie Mathews	25
3	Gus Bell	21
3	Al Rosen	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	70
2	Gus Bell	69
2	Eddie Mathews	69
4	Al Rosen	66
5	Gil Hodges	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	16
2	Bill Bruton	14
2	Minnie Minoso	14
4	Pee Wee Reese	13
5	Duke Snider	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.18
2	Robin Roberts	2.38
3	Fritz Dorish	2.43
4	Warren Spahn	2.59
5	Spec Shea	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	13
2	Gerry Staley	12
3	Billy Loes	11
3	Mel Parnell	11
5	7 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	94
2	Harvey Haddix	85
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	81
4	Billy Pierce	79
5	Carl Erskine	77

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
2	Fritz Dorish	14
3	Ellis Kinder	11
4	Al Brazle	10
5	Satchel Paige	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Clint Courtney	.489
2	Nellie Fox	.458
3	Dale Mitchell	.433
4	Gil Hodges	.417
4	Harvey Kuenn	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	8
2	Al Rosen	7
3	Gus Bell	6
3	Ted Kluszewski	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	25
2	Gil Hodges	23
3	Al Rosen	22
4	Gus Bell	21
5	Monte Irvin	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	3
1	Jim Rivera	3
1	Duke Snider	3
4	Frank Baumholtz	2
4	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Gorman	0.50
2	Mike Fornieles	1.23
3	Al Corwin	1.42
4	Ken Raffensberger	1.50
5	Johnny Antonelli	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	4
1	Harry Perkowski	4
1	Early Wynn	4
4	Ted Gray	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Byrd	21
1	Ted Gray	21
3	Turk Lown	17
3	Jim Wilson	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	5
2	Marlin Stuart	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
4	Jim Hughes	2
4	Ben Wade	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.390
2	Stan Musial	.390
3	Minnie Minoso	.376
4	Harvey Kuenn	.369
5	Jackie Robinson	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	10
1	Gil Hodges	10
1	Ted Kluszewski	10
4	Randy Jackson	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	39
2	Minnie Minoso	34
3	Gil Hodges	33
4	Randy Jackson	30
4	Ralph Kiner	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carlos Bernier	7
2	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
4	Jim Busby	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Gorman	0.65
2	Mike Fornieles	1.00
3	Billy Pierce	1.78
4	Mel Parnell	1.80
5	Ted Gray	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	6
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	Gerry Staley	5
4	Lew Burdette	4
4	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	36
2	Ted Gray	34
3	Harry Byrd	33
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	33
3	Robin Roberts	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
3	Ellis Kinder	5
4	Dutch Leonard	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.347
2	Frank Baumholtz	.330
3	Ted Kluszewski	.328
4	George Kell	.323
5	Stan Musial	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Eddie Mathews	36
3	Larry Doby	35
3	Gus Zernial	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	123
2	Al Rosen	118
3	Ralph Kiner	117
4	Roy Campanella	115
5	Larry Doby	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	30
2	Minnie Minoso	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
4	Jackie Robinson	20
5	Jackie Jensen	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.20
2	Eddie Lopat	2.34
3	Bob Lemon	2.43
4	Billy Pierce	2.55
5	Robin Roberts	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	25
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	168
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	157
3	Virgil Trucks	149
4	Carl Erskine	148
5	Early Wynn	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	25
2	Fritz Dorish	19
3	Joe Black	15
3	Al Brazle	15
5	3 tied	13